Nursing-bottle



O. O. BALSTON.

(No Model.)

NURSING BOTTLE.

No. 449,278. Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

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CLYDE C. BALSTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEKV YORK.

NURSING-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,278, dated March 31, 1891.

Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial No. 375,057. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE O. BALSTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nursing Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in nursingbottles; and it consists in a bottle made of separable parts or sections and a novel fastening device by which said sections may be detachably secured together.

The nature of the invention will appear in the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a bottle constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view, partly in section, of same, said section being on the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aside elevation, partly broken away, of a modified embodiment of the invention; and Fig. i, a central vertical section of same on the dotted line 4 4.

In the drawings, A B respectively designate the upper and lower sections of the bottle, the transverse joint between them being rendered liquid-tight by means of the interposed packing 0.

Upon the upper section A is secured the metallic band D, which is provided with the downwardly-extending arms E, and also with the upwardly-extending arms F and the inwardly-turned lugs G, the latter being at definite points along its upper edgeand entering recesses 11, formed in the bottle to receive them. The upwardly-extending arms F are in line with the downwardly-extending arms E, and are provided with the inwardly-turned lugs I to engage the recesses J, formed in the section A of the bottle. The lugs G I form a very secure means for fastening the band D to the bottle, while the arms F, being extended upward beyond the band, increase the efficiency of the latter-and remove the lugs I sufficiently from the lower edge of the section A to avoid all danger of fracturing the glass The downwardly-extending arms E pass beyond the lower edge of the section A, and are provided with the inwardly-turned lugs L to engage the recesses M, formed in the lower section B of the bottle, said lugs being cut from the metal of the arms and leaving apertures in the latter, as shown. The arms E are also provided with the lateral extensions N, which curl outward a little at their outer edges to form thumb-pieces or a ready means of enabling the user to force the arms E outward from the bottle, so as to relieve the lugs L from the recesses M, and thus to permit the separation of the section B from the section A.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the downwardly-extending arms E are provided with apertures P to receive lugs Q, formed on the bottle, instead of with lugs to engage recesses formed in the bottle.

It will be observed that the band D is carried by the upper section A and that the arms E pass downward upon and hold the section B. The band D need never be removed from the section A, and the only operation necessary for detaching the sections from each other is to disengage the lower ends of the arms E from the section B. The fastening device will thus be readily understood by the persons handling the bottle, and it is also very strong and durable and not likely to become impaired with ordinary use or be objectionable. The fastening device is also of such nature that I am enabled to preserve the customary elliptical form in cross section of the bottle. The arms E F extend beyond the edges of the bottle, where the greatest strength in the glass may with convenience and a due regard to other requisites be secured, and in this location the most widely separated parts of the sections are drawn tightly together under the direct ac tion of the arms and the formation of aliquidtight joint insured. The sections A B need only be separated when it is desired to clean the bottle, and when separated it is obvious that the cleansing may be performed with convenience and thoroughness.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined with the band connected with and carried by one section and having the arms which extend upon and at their ends by means of lugs engage the other section, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined With the band having lugs engaging recesses in one of said sections and arms which extend upon and engage the other of said sections, substantially as set forth. i

3. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined with the metallic band D, having lugs G engaging one section, and provided with the arms E E, extending upon and engaging the other section, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 16th day of December, A. D. 1890.

7 CLYDE C. BALSTON.

Witnesses:

CHAs. O. GILL,

ED. D. MILLER. 

